Finally, the notion that more ministers (in whatever guise) is somehow equivalent to making government work better does not reflect the true challenges of development in Ghana today. Those challenges are largely lack of adequate resources, both human and otherwise. Two years ago, when I asked a senior planner at NDPC for a simple piece of information on the Ghanaian economy, it took him three days to get me the information because his antiquated computer wouldnt work. In fact, he had to make the journey from the Commissions offices at Flag Staff House all the way to the Ministry of Finance where a friend did him the favor of printing the one-page information! Such are the frustrations and challenges of development management in Ghana. Creating more bosses, instead of resources, for the foot soldiers of national development is akin to running strips of plaster across a cancerous sore that really needs surgery. We should know better. And we should do better. ---- Isaac Nii Moi Thompson, Socialist Ideologue & Development Economist
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 21:29:35 +0000
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